One Pound Meat, One More Attribute Point

Chapter 378: 312: Dragon Abyss Opens, Old Friends Arrive

Chapter 378: 312: Dragon Abyss Opens, Old Friends Arrive

"I just love that stubborn yet helpless look on you, little brother," Snow clapped her hands and laughed, "Why struggle so bitterly when you’re doomed anyway? You might as well kneel and surrender. We complete our mission, and you get a quick end. Isn’t that a win-win situation?"

"Your generation of martial artists is too weak; such battles are quite boring," Aguduo, who had been quiet until now, suddenly spoke up.

As the king of the tribes on Skull Plain.

Solban was a very proud man, and these words immediately got under his skin.

Had it not been for the great toll it took on him, first getting injured by the demon descendant leader. In his view, even if the two demon descendants teamed up, they were no match for him.

Especially since this guy had just been sent reeling by his punch, unable to move, yet now he was saying such big words with a shameless face.

Solban was almost smoking with rage.

But he quickly calmed himself down.

His rich combat experience taught him that the more critical the moment, the less he should act rashly.

Doing so would only make it easier to fall into the enemy’s trap and cut off his last lifeline.

"You are too arrogant!" A flash passed through Solban’s mind, and he snorted coldly, "You don’t know how high the sky is or how thick the earth is. If you really think you’re invincible, then come after me and see if you can actually take my head."

Bang!

His legs powered up, and his speed surged.

"Snap!" Snow’s whip lashed out, turning into a pitch-black cage.

Unfortunately for her, Solban’s reaction was swift; he slipped through a gap in the cage at the critical moment. However, the whip was thorny and sharp, leaving three bloody marks on Solban’s broad back. Snow reached forward and grabbed, pulling the whip back into her hands.

Seeing the fresh crimson blood on it, Snow sneered, "This guy is already greatly weakened, and now he’s been hit with my soul poison. He won’t get far."

"Let’s keep chasing." Snow urged.

However, Aguduo furrowed his brow, looking hesitant as he stared in the direction where Solban had disappeared.

"Why are you still standing here!?" Snow snapped, her whip cracking, showing some anger.

"That direction…" Aguduo replied, "If we keep chasing him, we’ll enter the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Before we set off, the High Elder specifically instructed us to avoid exposing our tracks and drawing unnecessary attention."

"So we just watch him get away?" Snow glared, "If we fail our mission, Master Auris will not spare us."

"Huff!" Aguduo took a breath and nodded, "Alright, but we need to be quick."

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In Zhongzhou, inside a majestic palace, seemingly crafted for the gods,

"For the slaughter of my family, I will never forgive you, even as a ghost!"

A delicate-faced girl, drenched in blood in her white garment, kneeled in a pool of blood, looking up at a hulking black-armored giant advancing towards her. Due to her rage, her otherwise beautiful face now looked like a vengeful ghost crawling out from the abyss of hell.

The firelight flickering around the draconic pillars created dancing shadows, revealing a high and indifferent face in front of the girl.

"Do as you please, I do not care," the Third Prince sighed quietly, speaking calmly.

The girl opened her mouth to speak, but a massive claw pierced her chest, lifting her up. Then the Third Prince bit into her shoulder and with a slight exertion, the girl screamed as her body was torn in two.

Bloody viscera and broken bones, mixed with fresh blood, cascaded down like a waterfall, covering the floor and the black armor everywhere.

The Third Prince, with his eyes closed, chewed the flesh in his mouth and swallowed with a gulp, and then he sighed contentedly again.

The noises made inside the hall soon spread outside.

"Assassins!" An unknown voice shouted, prompting a large group of trembling eunuchs and maids to enter the palace.

They bowed low, daring not to lift their heads.

They held buckets and clean towels, working quickly.

In a few breaths, the bloody mess inside the hall was spotlessly cleaned.

Soon, several beautiful young maids placed incense burners gently down. Wisps of white smoke slowly diffused throughout the hall, erasing even the last trace of blood scent as if nothing had happened.

The Third Prince walked heavily and sat down on a long chair at the end of the hall.

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A burly, jujube-faced Daoist in black robes entered from outside, approaching the Third Prince and bowing deeply.

This Daoist was named Lv Yue.

He was specially tasked with handling various private and dark matters for the Third Prince.

"That girl just now?" Lv Yue, smelling the faint burning incense, asked cautiously.

"Just a probe from the Gold family, not worth much attention," a hint of fierceness flashed in the Third Prince’s eyes as he waved his hand, signaling not to continue on the subject.

"What brings you to see me this time?" The Third Prince’s face was shrouded in shadows.

In the tangible darkness, his already imposing figure seemed even more monumental and non-human, exerting a profound pressure even while seated.

"Zhao Chengen is dead," Lv Yue replied.

"Good for nothing but failures," the Third Prince’s brow furrowed, his expression somber, "It seems the task I entrusted to him also failed, oh well…"

"The Immortality Tree, that item itself is of little concern, but it may be linked to the descendants of the former Great Moon Dynasty," Lv Yue spoke, the plan was carried out in the name of the Third Prince, but the details were designed by him. Of course, all these actions were under the tacit consent of the Third Prince.

If successful, all would be well. But now that it had failed, Lv Yue had to gauge the Third Prince’s attitude and plan the next steps.

"Mere lost souls, the Great Moon has been extinct for a thousand years. Even if there are still descendants alive, what could they possibly do, and moreover, they’ve become something neither human nor ghost," the Third Prince didn’t particularly value the Immortality Tree, but rather that Mythical Battlefield…

"I remember the intelligence mentioned that the Dragon Marrow of An Shelie eventually fell into his hands," the Third Prince said.

"Indeed, that is the case," Lv Yue replied.

"So now the affair of the Dragon Abyss is causing a huge stir, to the extent that some people are even saying that the long-lost Demon Descendants have reappeared," said the Third Prince.

Lv Yue, following the Third Prince’s words, pondered and said, "Given this person’s character, it’s almost a hundred percent certain that he will definitely get involved in the Dragon Abyss.

Hmm…

Zhao Chengen is useless.

But the Covered Iron Demon, even with the assistance of the Soul Extinguishing Needle, did not manage to inflict any damage on that person.

Such strength has truly reached that of a Heavenly King."

Lv Yue expressed his concerns, "If he really gains something from the Dragon Abyss, then the situation in the northern territories will be difficult to control."

"Indeed, it’s troublesome," the Third Prince nodded and then said, "Take out the Plague God Seal that I acquired not long ago from Eternal Heaven and hand it to King Dingxuan. Once he refines it and takes control, it should compensate for the frailty of his physical body.

Together with his already impressive divine skills, with the help of the Plague God Seal, King Dingxuan won’t be considered weak even in the Heavenly King realm."

"Your subordinate understands," Lv Yue said, bowing deeply to the Third Prince.

"Tell him that if this still doesn’t satisfy me, he needn’t bother to see me again in the future," the Third Prince said leisurely.

Lv Yue nodded, then turned and disappeared into the bright sunlight outside the door.

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Baihua County.

Su Heng felt that this matter would not end so easily.

But there was no choice, the other party had already pressured him to this point, leaving no room for negotiation.

From the beginning of his cultivation, Su Heng had never been afraid. Be it the Mythical Battlefield, Heavenly King, or even the so-called Third Prince, all were the same in his eyes.

The only concern was that by going to the Dragon Abyss next, the defenses in Baihua County might become vulnerable, potentially leading to danger.

He visited the White Tower Temple again and had a conversation with the Ming Daoist.

Following that, the presence of some elderly monks secretly began to appear in Baihua County.

The strength of the Ming Daoist was quite formidable, and together with Xiao Jinyu. Even if a Heavenly King personally came, these two cooperating could briefly resist, providing enough support until Su Heng returned from outside. With this done, Su Heng could also put his mind at ease for the moment.

He continued his cultivation, absorbing and transforming the substantial resources acquired from the three major Esoteric Sects.

The Ming Daoist privately gifted Su Heng a batch of Corpse Fragrance incense.

This item could produce immediate effects in the cultivation of the Spiritual Domain.

The duration of Su Heng’s secluded cultivation this time wasn’t long, just about ten days. However, even so, due to the abundance of resources, the progress in his physique was quite apparent.

First, his body officially surpassed ten meters, then his spiritual power increased, advancing his Sword Refining Technique cultivation to the fifth level.

All the cultivation techniques he had practiced before were also all re-trained and refined to an almost perfect degree. An outstanding innate constitution combined with top-notch acquired cultivation techniques led to what was now recognized as a terrifying physique.

Then, he also gathered quite a bit of information about the Dragon Abyss.

King Qingyang personally acted, exterminating several demon gods and breaking the innate barrier brought by Hunxi Mountain.

As the resonances from Eternal Heaven further deepened, the various anomalies that began to manifest on the other side of Hunxi Mountain, over the Dragon Abyss, could no longer be concealed.

The attention of many immortal sects and families was drawn here, accompanied by a great number of Loose Cultivators who cared more about wealth than life.

This matter stirred up quite a commotion, somewhat unexpected for Su Heng.

He originally thought the information regarding the Dragon Abyss was some sort of niche news, known only to a few.

But now it seemed, it was only his own limited knowledge.

In the realms near the Long Yue River, legends about the Dragon Abyss were abundant. Every year, numerous Heavenly Deceits and even Earth Immortals ventured to explore, but they never managed to find anything special.

Until now, when the environmental changes revealed secret caches and startling phenomena, causing quite an uproar.

Dragons!

These beings standing at the pinnacle of life.

Mighty and mysterious.

And legends say buried within the Dragon Abyss are the remains of true dragons, what a tremendous treasure that would be.

Even those with modest cultivation levels, with little chance of obtaining treasures like dragon horns or dragon blood. Even if they could only pick up some dragon dung from the ground to bring back, that would still be of astonishing value!

This was the thought of many Loose Cultivators, even some of the disciples from smaller sects. They excitedly made their way there, and Su Heng also prepared to set out.

He did not know much about the Dragon Abyss, only that it was the homeland of An Shelie.

The specific circumstances were still unclear.

But arriving early wouldn’t hinder anything.

This was what Su Heng thought.

However…

Just as he was about to set off, a familiar presence suddenly appeared within his perception.

This fellow blinked, staring blankly for a few seconds before he realized.

"Solban!" Su Heng was genuinely surprised, then burst into a strange cackling laugh, "Truly, there’s a way to heaven which you did not take, but hell had no gates yet you barged in. To think you’d dare to walk right into a trap, is this guy muddled or does he have some other plan?"